India Vs England| 13 huge records broken in Anderson-Tendulkar series

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ended in a 2-2 draw. Captain Shubman Gill led India to a historic feat, breaking the record for most runs in an India-England Test series

Aug 5, 2025 - 11:43
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India Vs England| 13 huge records broken in Anderson-Tendulkar series

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ended in a 2-2 draw. Captain Shubman Gill led India to a historic feat, breaking the record for most runs in an India-England Test series

  1. Most runs in India-England Test series: Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in five Tests, breaking Graham Gooch's record of 752 (1990) for most runs in a bilateral Test series between the two countries.
  2. Most runs for India in a Test series: Gill surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's 732 runs to become the player to score the most runs as India captain in a Test series; only Don Bradman (810) has scored more runs as captain.
  3. First batsman to score 700+ runs in a SENA series: Gill became the first Asian batsman to score 700+ runs in a Test series in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia), breaking Virat Kohli's record of 692 runs in Australia (2014–15).
  4. Highest individual score by an Indian Test captain: Gill's 269 runs at Edgbaston is the highest individual Test score by an Indian captain, breaking Virat Kohli's record of 254 runs.
  5. First Asian captain to score a double century in SENA: Gill became the first Asian captain to score a double century in a Test in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia), surpassing Dilshan's 193 runs at Lord's in 2011.
  6. Most runs scored by a foreign batsman in a Test match: Gill scored 430 runs (269+161) in the second Test, breaking Mark Taylor's record of 426 runs for the most runs scored by a visiting batsman in a Test.
  7. First England captain to score a century and take 5 wickets in the same Test: Ben Stokes became the first English captain and the fifth captain overall to score a century and take 5 wickets in the same Test match.
  8. First Indian keeper to score 2 centuries in a Test: Rishabh Pant, who scored centuries in both innings of a Test match in the first match of the series at Headingley, became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries in both innings of a Test match.
  9. Joe Root's historic achievement in the series: With 537 runs, Root became the second-highest run-scorer in Test history (13,543), surpassing Dravid, Kallis and Ponting. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead.
  10. Root's other milestones: He became the first player to score 6000 runs in the WTC and now has the most Test centuries (10) against a single team at home.
  11. Bumrah's SENA milestone: Jasprit Bumrah became the first Asian to take 150 Test wickets in the SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia), achieving the feat in just 61 innings and 32 Tests.
  12. 7000+ runs in the series: The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has seen 7000+ runs. This is the second-highest run-scorer after the 1993 Ashes. India's 3809 runs and 470 boundaries were both records.
  13. India's smallest and biggest Test victories: India's 6-run victory at The Oval was their narrowest Test victory, while their 336-run victory at Edgbaston was their biggest overseas victory in terms of runs.

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